When an offense is committed on the boundary of two or more counties or within a quarter of a mile thereof or when it is committed so near the boundary of two counties as to render it doubtful in which the offense was committed, venue is in either county.
Ala. Code § 15-2-7
Venue - Offense Committed on or Near County Boundary.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 558 So. 2d 981 - Rothchild v. State (1989)
Most recently applied in 558 So. 2d 981 - Rothchild v. State (October 1989)
(Code 1852, §397; Code 1867, §3945; Code 1876, §4636; Code 1886, §3720; Code 1896, §4972; Code 1907, §7229; Code 1923, §4895; Code 1940, T. 15, §95.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.